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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1934
Page
5
County Agent R. R. reports a 384 million pound Burley crop this year with a consumption surge. Expect 15 to 30 pounds under per hundredweight pricing, while prices at Gallipolis hover around 5 to 6 cents per pound amid treacherous weather. Officials from Gallipolis locks inspect progress on dam and lock construction with D C and Army engineers in attendance.
Judge W R sentenced Wyatt Ward and others including Lee Walker and William Hardgrow after pleas of non support. Jury to reconvene Friday for Ernest Smith case as police report details a false alarm and jail aid attempt. Several automobile dealers and local figures attended a luncheon at Hotel Lafayette with prizes and bridge games noted.
Oscar Morgan and Walter Osler were fined 10 dollars and 3.10 dollars in total costs after contempt of court charges for appearing intoxicated on the stand in the Cluster Russell manslaughter case. Judge W R White voided their witness fees. A separate entry states no damages in Vaught Sayre vs Carman. Curt Frye of Mercerville was bruised when his car skidded on Route 218 and hit a bank, with minor chest injuries.
Lawrence Chapel hosts Rev Henry Snyder of Reedsville opening a revival meeting. Local families share visits and illness news, with several residents hosting guests and attending church events in Coolville Ridge, Nel sonville, and nearby towns.
Gallia County suit filed by Gallipolis Savings and Loan seeking $1200 on a note or foreclosure of a mortgage on property in Guyan and Harrison Townships. Plaintiffs are J. G. Rodgers and Mamie Rodgers with Charleston Trust Company and First National Bank of Gallipolis named as defendants.
Clint Davis received a prison term of one to twenty years after pleading guilty to forging a note. He had previously pleaded not guilty. The sentence requires hard labor but excludes solitary confinement until discharge by law.
J. D. Garrett reports approval of a New Marshfield School brick sidewalk and grading project to reduce exposure to heavy traffic. A Columbus approved Stimson Avenue paving project awaits warmer weather. FERA laborers occupy the Courthouse and Children's Home with ongoing interior repairs and rebuilding.
Walt Steele is in Washington DC where he works on the staff of Happy Days the national CCC paper. Charlies Hayes of near Madison West Virginia visits his daughters Florence Charleen and Juanita at their grandmother Mrs Ella Murray’s home. Mr and Mrs John Chapman and small daughter Columbus spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs William Chapman. Buddy Collins McArthur spent Saturday and Sunday with Virgil Howell. Mrs H L Atkinson and Mrs Ida Lemley Athens were Thanksgiving guests of Mr and Mrs James McKibben. Mr and Mrs Raymond Pennell and family Athens visited relatives here last week.
A fragment notes a man observed upside down in the southern hemisphere. The line hints at a surreal or astronomy related image without providing names or locations.
An ad touts Carter's Little Liver Pills as the remedy for bad breath tied to overindigestion and bile flow. It warns against calomel and claims the liver produces bile daily to prevent decay in the bowels, urging readers to buy the product for 25 cents in 1924.
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